James Oliver Seevakumaran, whose mother lives in Sarasota, killed himself before he could carry out the attack. At the UCF dorm room where he lived, police discovered two guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, a backpack filled with explosives and a plan to attack other students as they fled the seven-story building.

Seevakumaran left little impression on his classmates before his suicide led to the discovery of his weapons and his plans.

One of his dorm mates said he recalled friendly but distant interactions with Seevakumaran, while several others approached by a reporter said they did not recall seeing or interacting with him.

A roommate interviewed by a campus media outlet said Seevakumaran was an introvert who never had visitors. Arabo "BK" Babakhani, who identified himself as the roommate who called 911 on Seevakumaran, told student publication Knightly News that he slammed the door on his roommate after the gun was pointed at him.

"Instead of walking by me, sometimes he'll walk around me," the roommate said. "The only time he made solid eye contact with me is when he was pointing the gun at me."

Seevakumaran's mother released a statement through the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday.

"The family of James Oliver Seevakumaran states that James was a loner and did not have a history of violence," a sheriff's spokeswoman wrote. "The family does not wish to make any further comments to the media, and they are requesting privacy during this difficult time."

Campus police said Monday that Seevakumaran, 30, shot himself in the head as officers arrived.

His plans were thrown off by campus police officers' quick response to the fire alarm and a 911 call from Seevakumaran's roommate, who hid in a bathroom after Seevakumaran pointed a gun at him, UCF Police Chief Richard Beary said.

"It could have been a very bad day here for everybody. All things considered, I think we were very blessed here at the University of Central Florida," Beary said. "One shooting is bad enough.

"Multiples would have been unthinkable. So, anybody armed with this type of weapon and ammunition could have hurt a lot of people here, particularly in a crowded area as people were evacuating."

Some 500 students were evacuated from the building just after midnight, unaware how narrowly they had escaped what could have been another Virginia Tech-style bloodbath. Morning classes were canceled, but most campus operations resumed around noon.

"The kid's bringing huge explosives in his room. So yeah, it could have been a lot worse," 19-year-old UCF sophomore Anthony Giamanco said shortly after arriving on campus Monday morning.

Roommates told detectives that while Seevakumaran showed some anti-social tendencies, he had never expressed any violent behavior. The business major, who held a job at an on-campus sushi restaurant, had never been seen by university counselors and had no disciplinary problems with other students, said university spokesman Grant Heston.

Seekavumaran graduated from Seminole High School in 2001 and briefly attended Semniole State College.

He left behind a small social media imprint that suggests he struggled with loneliness in recent years.

On his Facebook page, Seekavumaran once wrote: "I think I might be socially awkward ... I get ignored by random people."

He once played the online game World of Warcraft and dreamed about becoming a millionaire by the age of 30. In 2010, he formed a company called Axis Bottling but the nature of that business was not clear and it formally closed in 2012.

Crime records show he was arrested in Seminole County in 2004 for serving alcohol to a minor. He entered a pretrial intervention program in that case, and was charged twice in subsequent years for driving with a suspended license.

Police shed no light on a motive, but Heston said that the school had been in the process of removing Seevakumaran from the dormitory because he hadn't enrolled for the current semester.

He had attended the university from 2010 through the fall semester.

Detectives found notes and other writings that indicated Seevakumaran had carefully planned an attack and "laid out a timeline of where he was going to be and what he was going to do," Beary said.

Police were first alerted when Seevakumaran pulled a gun on one of his roommates who called 911 and holed up in a bathroom, Beary said. Around the same time, Seevakumaran pulled a fire alarm, apparently to get other students out in the open, the police chief said.

Police officers responded to the dorm within three minutes of the first call.

"His timeline got off," Beary said. "We think the rapid response of law enforcement may have changed his ability to think quickly on his feet."

Antonio Whitehead, 21, said he heard the fire alarm go off in the dorm and thought it was a routine event.

"All of a sudden, I felt the crowd move a little faster. And a police officer with a machine gun or something told everyone to start moving a lot faster," he said.

Staff writers Lee Williams and Anthony Cormier contributed to this report, which includes information from the Associated Press.

<p><em>SARASOTA</em> - Family and classmates of the former college student who plotted an attack at the University of Central Florida was a "loner" with no history of violence, his family said.</p><p>James Oliver Seevakumaran, whose mother lives in Sarasota, killed himself before he could carry out the attack. At the UCF dorm room where he lived, police discovered two guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, a backpack filled with explosives and a plan to attack other students as they fled the seven-story building.</p><p>Seevakumaran left little impression on his classmates before his suicide led to the discovery of his weapons and his plans.</p><p>One of his dorm mates said he recalled friendly but distant interactions with Seevakumaran, while several others approached by a reporter said they did not recall seeing or interacting with him. </p><p>A roommate interviewed by a campus media outlet said Seevakumaran was an introvert who never had visitors. Arabo "BK" Babakhani, who identified himself as the roommate who called 911 on Seevakumaran, told student publication Knightly News that he slammed the door on his roommate after the gun was pointed at him.</p><p>"Instead of walking by me, sometimes he'll walk around me," the roommate said. "The only time he made solid eye contact with me is when he was pointing the gun at me."</p><p>Seevakumaran's mother released a statement through the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday.</p><p>"The family of James Oliver Seevakumaran states that James was a loner and did not have a history of violence," a sheriff's spokeswoman wrote. "The family does not wish to make any further comments to the media, and they are requesting privacy during this difficult time."</p><p>Campus police said Monday that Seevakumaran, 30, shot himself in the head as officers arrived.</p><p>His plans were thrown off by campus police officers' quick response to the fire alarm and a 911 call from Seevakumaran's roommate, who hid in a bathroom after Seevakumaran pointed a gun at him, UCF Police Chief Richard Beary said. </p><p>"It could have been a very bad day here for everybody. All things considered, I think we were very blessed here at the University of Central Florida," Beary said. "One shooting is bad enough. </p><p>"Multiples would have been unthinkable. So, anybody armed with this type of weapon and ammunition could have hurt a lot of people here, particularly in a crowded area as people were evacuating."</p><p>Some 500 students were evacuated from the building just after midnight, unaware how narrowly they had escaped what could have been another Virginia Tech-style bloodbath. Morning classes were canceled, but most campus operations resumed around noon. </p><p>"The kid's bringing huge explosives in his room. So yeah, it could have been a lot worse," 19-year-old UCF sophomore Anthony Giamanco said shortly after arriving on campus Monday morning. </p><p>Roommates told detectives that while Seevakumaran showed some anti-social tendencies, he had never expressed any violent behavior. The business major, who held a job at an on-campus sushi restaurant, had never been seen by university counselors and had no disciplinary problems with other students, said university spokesman Grant Heston. </p><p>Seekavumaran graduated from Seminole High School in 2001 and briefly attended Semniole State College.</p><p>He left behind a small social media imprint that suggests he struggled with loneliness in recent years.</p><p>On his Facebook page, Seekavumaran once wrote: "I think I might be socially awkward ... I get ignored by random people."</p><p>He once played the online game World of Warcraft and dreamed about becoming a millionaire by the age of 30. In 2010, he formed a company called Axis Bottling but the nature of that business was not clear and it formally closed in 2012.</p><p>Crime records show he was arrested in Seminole County in 2004 for serving alcohol to a minor. He entered a pretrial intervention program in that case, and was charged twice in subsequent years for driving with a suspended license.</p><p>Police shed no light on a motive, but Heston said that the school had been in the process of removing Seevakumaran from the dormitory because he hadn't enrolled for the current semester. </p><p>He had attended the university from 2010 through the fall semester. </p><p>Detectives found notes and other writings that indicated Seevakumaran had carefully planned an attack and "laid out a timeline of where he was going to be and what he was going to do," Beary said. </p><p>Police were first alerted when Seevakumaran pulled a gun on one of his roommates who called 911 and holed up in a bathroom, Beary said. Around the same time, Seevakumaran pulled a fire alarm, apparently to get other students out in the open, the police chief said. </p><p>Police officers responded to the dorm within three minutes of the first call. </p><p>"His timeline got off," Beary said. "We think the rapid response of law enforcement may have changed his ability to think quickly on his feet."</p><p>Antonio Whitehead, 21, said he heard the fire alarm go off in the dorm and thought it was a routine event. </p><p>"All of a sudden, I felt the crowd move a little faster. And a police officer with a machine gun or something told everyone to start moving a lot faster," he said. </p><p><i>Staff writers Lee Williams and Anthony Cormier contributed to this report, which includes information from the Associated Press.<i></p>